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If you daydream about living the tiny house lifestyle but think that building your own tiny house would be either too difficult or too expensive, then you need to hear the story we found.
In a new video, a young father of three shares how he designed and built a tiny house for his family of five, with little to no building experience – all for under $5,000.
First, he did all the work himself over the course of a year. Then, he also saved money by repurposing free or low-cost items, such as returned wood at his local Lowe’s store, which he purchased at a deep discount, and free solid oak kitchen cabinets he found advertised on Craigslist.
This tiny house builder started with the flatbed of a 1960s Layton camper that he purchased for $200. Hoping to get back his purchase price in scrap metal, he dismantled and destroyed the camper in order to get down to its bed.
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He did recoup his $200, but he admits, “For the labor, it definitely wasn’t worth it. It was a lot of work.”
The tiny house builder bought all his framing materials at Lowe’s, explaining that after befriending the store manager, he was able to score great deals on returned or slightly damaged wood.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/how-to-2/he-built-a-family-of-five-home-for-5000/
Too small for me.
What are they going to do when they have teenagers? Huh? That whole utopia will change in a heartbeat and everyone will be on everyone’s nerves or worse. No privacy now and none later. Looks like most of the stuff was rescued fromthe dump.
Maybe by the time the kids are in their teens they can build something bigger from the money they saved by not having to pay rent. In any event, hats off to the guy for building a home for his family with his own hands. What have you done lately?